Monday, January 16, 2017

New Build: Bayou Southpaw

We have a new build of our Bayou model here for you today! This is out first left handed build and we had a blast making it! It was certainly interesting making a mirror version of one of our models and trying to play this, as a right handed person, makes me feel like I've never picked up a guitar before!

We decided to update the Bayou design very slightly with a new outlined edge on the top and a reverse headstock. We also swapped out the traditional Tele bridge for a fixed Hipshot® and bridge humbucker. We feel these modifications give it a bit more of a modern feel, while still maintaining the traditional roots.

The pickups are Bare Knuckle® Black Dog Humbucker in the bridge with a calibrated Slow Hand® Singlecoil in the neck. This gives the guitar a great warmth and clarity but still with plenty of bite!

Full Specs are at the bottom of the post!

Body

2 Piece Black Limba, Ziricote Top with Purpleheart Middle Layer

Neck

Bolt on joint

7 Piece - Indian Rosewood & Maple

Fretboard

9 Piece - Honduran Mahogany, Wenge, Purpleheart & Flamed Maple

Luminlay® Front & Side Dots

25.5" Scale Length

22 Stainless Steel Frets (Medium)

Hardware

Gotoh® Black SGL510Z-MGT Tuners

Hipshot® Black 0.125 Bridge

Stained & Carved Maple Knobs

Graphtech® White TUSQ® Nut

Schaller® Straplocks

2 way Truss Rod

Electrics

Bare Knuckle Pickups® Black Dog® Humbucker

Bare Knuckle Pickups® Slow Hand® Singlecoil

500k CTS Volume Pot

500k CTS SPST Tone Pot (Coil Split for Bridge)

3 way Selector Switch

Switchcraft® Output Jack

Finish

Satin Cellulose (Body)

Satin cellulose (Neck)

Hope you guys like what you see here, we very happy to be able to offer left handed models and look forward to making more in the future!

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